Please respond to the following: As you have read about organized crime this week, consider the means by which law enforcement agencies attempt to combat these various organizations. Then, choose one type of criminal organization and provide your opinion on whether the law enforcement strategies being employed have been successful. What else should law enforcement […]

Read Section Three: The Past, the Present, the Future (pg 5 -10), in the article, Developing Quality Management for the Ocala, Florida, Police Department written by Jack Suess. Do you feel that the Ocala Police Department underwent an organizational change in a positive manner? Discuss specific parts of the article that make you feel that […]

Select an evaluation model that you determine has the most applicability and relevance to criminal justice policy today. Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper summarizing the model you have chosen and provide an analysis and explanation for your choice. Include the following in your paper: A summary of the model An explanation of why your chosen model is […]

  Conduct an online search and select any three law enforcement agencies. They can be local, state, federal, or any combination. View their organizational hierarchies, goals, policies and procedures, and mission statement. Do you notice any similarities or patterns between the agencies that you selected? Differences? Are each agencies’ goals clearly defined and attainable? Does […]

Recall the Stanford Prison experiment and the Abu Ghraib scandal. These events concerned guardians who abused their power. The textbook postulates that education and training will prevent overt abuse such as this from occurring. Do you agree with this? What other things can be done to prevent those who are responsible for guarding others from […]

 Inmate subcultures are thought to be related to the concepts of prisonization, mortification, importation, and the pain of imprisonment. Discuss why this might be. Why might these factors contribute to the formation of gangs in prison? What can prison managers do to reduce the characteristics that lead to the formation of subcultural groups in prisons? […]

Discuss the following: as you know many citizens (including politicians) do not care much for science. As you have learned in this chapter (chapter 1), theories explain our social world (crime) and are tested using the scientific method.  Why should citizens and politicians rely on science to explain crime and other events in society?   should […]

Create a graphic or visual that shows the role different levels of government play in defining crime. Include federal, state, and local governments. Include the types of crimes each government level defines. This can be done in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, or another tool that allows you to show relationships visually. JUS455DefiningCrimeAssignmentRubric.pdf

 Describe one way you have seen data used in a current or past job. Then describe one data source or data analysis tool you would like to have in a current or future role. Explain how this data or tool might improve work outcomes, decision making, and/or public safety. 

  Identify a fictional television series that you have watched that portray events involving either: police officers, investigators, or criminal prosecutors.   Prepare a short paper (1 page) on whether or not these images seem to be an accurate illustration of the criminal justice system.